Triple
T8516342
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Robert Patrick |
E201580
|
entity |
| Predicate | characterPlayed |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colonel Tom Ryan
Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
|
E738886
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Colonel Tom Ryan | Statement: [Robert Patrick, characterPlayed, Colonel Tom Ryan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colonel Tom Ryan Context triple: [Robert Patrick, characterPlayed, Colonel Tom Ryan]
-
A.
Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward was an American Revolutionary War general and early Continental Army leader who played a key role in organizing colonial forces against the British.
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B.
William F. "Baldy" Smith
William F. "Baldy" Smith was a Union Army major general and engineer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Overland Campaign and operations around Petersburg.
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C.
Merle Kilgore
Merle Kilgore was an American country music singer-songwriter and manager best known for co-writing the hit song "Ring of Fire" and managing Johnny Cash.
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D.
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney was an American multi-instrumentalist and saxophonist best known for his work with Tom Waits and various rock and experimental music projects.
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E.
George Tibbets
George Tibbets is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Tibbets, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not well documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Colonel Tom Ryan Triple: [Robert Patrick, characterPlayed, Colonel Tom Ryan]
Generated description
Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colonel Tom Ryan Target entity description: Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
-
A.
Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward was an American Revolutionary War general and early Continental Army leader who played a key role in organizing colonial forces against the British.
-
B.
William F. "Baldy" Smith
William F. "Baldy" Smith was a Union Army major general and engineer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Overland Campaign and operations around Petersburg.
-
C.
Merle Kilgore
Merle Kilgore was an American country music singer-songwriter and manager best known for co-writing the hit song "Ring of Fire" and managing Johnny Cash.
-
D.
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney was an American multi-instrumentalist and saxophonist best known for his work with Tom Waits and various rock and experimental music projects.
-
E.
George Tibbets
George Tibbets is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Tibbets, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not well documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca8321bb44819081b74df0b710276d |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cbe62550908190af882019d68a904a |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ce4e65419481909e787066fd069565 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ce4ffac8a08190bc2131c0d260ca39 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ce5117c7508190b74821d029d226c6 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:15 p.m.